Author: Ben Schultz

After a colonoscopy and subsequent biopsies revealed I had cancer, I decided to start a blog to keep friends, family, and perfect strangers informed and hopefully entertained. Humor has always played a significant role in my life, and a little ass cancer is not going to take that away from me!

by Ben Schultz August 8, 2019

Mid-way Scan Results: Is this crap worth it?

After the fourth round of chemo, it was finally time to check my treatment progress with a CT scan.

by Ben Schultz August 1, 2019

Cancer Talk Chemo Updates

Round 4: Chemo Unicorn and the 10 Nurses

As with the side-effects, the “I don’t wanna” factor is also cumulative. At least I might be halfway done with chemo…

by Ben Schultz July 15, 2019

Cancer Talk Chemo Procedures / Treatments Updates

Round 3: Hello Darkness My Old Friend

If you do anything long enough, it becomes old; for me, chemo hit that point somewhere between round 2 and 3…

by Ben Schultz July 10, 2019

Goals Procedures / Treatments

Thank You, I’m Inspired

Thank you, your support has been overwhelming! Also, we already achieved one of my original goals…

by Ben Schultz June 30, 2019

Cancer Talk Chemo Updates

Round 2: Sasquatch and The Hulk

I’m not sure what was harder, going into the first round of chemo not knowing what to expect, or going into round two knowing how awful I was going to feel in a few days. Nonetheless, I rallied my round two chemo buddies and away we went…

by Ben Schultz June 19, 2019

Cancer Talk Chemo Procedures / Treatments Updates

Round 1: The Side Effects Dungeon

Join me in the side effects dungeon to hear all about eventful days that followed my first chemo infusion…

by Ben Schultz June 19, 2019

Cancer Talk Chemo Procedures / Treatments Resources Updates

Round 1: What did the floFOX Say?

Chemotherapy [kee-moh-ther-uh-pee], the delicate balance between killing cancer, but not the lucky recipient. I was the lucky recipient last week as I underwent my first cycle of FLOFOX chemo. Strap in, because it’s a wild ride.

by Ben Schultz June 8, 2019

Cancer Talk Genetic Testing Updates

Do these genes make my butt look cancerous?

I’ve always been skeptical about sending a pile of my life building Lego blocks (DNA) to an unknown lab, but then I got ass cancer…

by Ben Schultz June 5, 2019

Cancer Talk Procedures / Treatments Updates

Prepare for Battle

After the momentary respite, I met the last doctor on my cancer meet and greet tour, the colorectal surgeon. This guy sure knew how to throw a welcome party…

by Ben Schultz May 29, 2019

Cancer Talk Radiation Updates

Meeting the Cancer Team

After finding out I have rectal cancer and deciding to receive care at a local university medical center, it was time to meet with even more doctors…